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| Govt ignores Early Times, rewards others | | Award Ceremony PR Exercise Ahead of Polls! | | |
Sandeep Bhat
Srinagar, Aug 30: The Government today awarded 36 news organizations in summer capital here it claimed that the media persons and dailies were awarded for their "performance." Irony is that many big, small, known and unknown newspapers were awarded without disclosing the merit for which they were honoured.
Early Times, which has widespread readership all over Jammu and Kashmir didn't figure in the list of the newspapers, which government acknowledged.
Government leaving Early Times out has proved a point that healthy criticism is intolerable. Why others were rewarded is a million dollar question as there was no mention of the work these organizations have done. Nor did the government specify any instance of their "meritorious performance." Awarding media organizations seemed to be more of a PR exercise aimed at appeasing media ahead of elections.
Government not awarding us is inconsequential for us, as Early Times has never acted as stooge of any government since its inception in 2002. People reposing faith on us is the biggest award we have got during all... | |
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| Union Tourism Minister refuses to share dais with GA Mir | | Cancels Kashmir trip, leaves organizers red faced | | | Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Aug 30: Confusion prevailed at SKICC in summer capital here today when the two important guests, Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge) Shripad Yesso Naik and the JK Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmed Mir did not turn up to attend a function organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Forum.
Organizers had made all the arrangements to welcome the guests but the function lost its sheen in absence of the two high profile dignitaries. "The Union Tourism Minister had promised us that he will attend the function and would announce a special package for tourism in Kashmir," one of the organizers told Early Times.
Sources said that JKPF is an offshoot of ... | |
| | | | NRHM 9 year old in J&K, Ladakh still faces healthcare blues | | HR missing in facilities | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Aug 30: Despite National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) completing 9 years in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh division continues to face healthcare blues.
There is irrational setting up of physical infrastructure under NRHM. Community Health Center (CHC) in Drass and Special New Born Care Unit (SNCU) has been set-up in Kargil. Those who planned these two institutions have done it without proper application of mind since the two institutes have been set-up at these places without the availability of the necessary Human Resource (HR) component.
The available staff in entire Ladakh division working under NRHM has not been imparted training for Mother and Child Tracking Syst... | |
| | | | Cong leadership under pressure to reject panels constituted by Election Committee | | Selection of Candidates | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 30: Notwithstanding the panels constituted by the Election Committee in its meeting last week at Srinagar, Congress leaders have started hectic lobbying to ensure mandates for their loyalists in the coming Assembly elections. Congress leaders have reportedly assured their loyalists that panels are not the final decisions and assured their supporters that many leaders whose names are included in the panels are likely to lose the mandates.
Credible sources in the Congress said that some senior Congress leaders are not happy over the way panels were constituted because names of their loyalists were missing. Furthermore panels were constituted in the presence of ... | |
| | | | J&K stops Punjab from carrying out construction on Shahpurkandi barrage | | Escalating tussle between two neighbouring states | | | Sanjay Pathak
Kathua, Aug 30: In a fresh confrontation with the neighbouring state, Jammu and Kashmir government today stopped the Punjab government from carrying out construction work on Shahpurkandi barrage, which was being illegally undertaken by the Punjab over river Ravi.
The orders in this regard were issued by the Deputy Commissioner Kathua Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who personally led a team of officials to the spot.
The Punjab government was allegedly executing the project 'illegally' with an estimated cost of Rs 2285.81 crore.
As per the official sources, the Deputy Commissioner Kathua came to know about the illegal construction being undertaken by the Punjab government on the l... | |
| | | | Stay on recruitment of 1657 posts of asstt professors | | No relief for candidates as case is pending in HC | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Aug 30: There has been no respite for thousands of candidates, who have applied for 1,657 posts of Assistant Professors, as their case is pending in the High Court (HC).
Sources in Higher Education Department informed Early Times that on August 28, the case was taken up in HC at Srinagar but the counsel of M.Phil candidates claimed that a decision in this regard was also pending in the HC at Jammu, following which the HC, Srinagar, preferred to wait for the outcome of the HC, Jammu, verdict on the litigation of M.Phil candidates of Jammu before giving any judgment.
He said that in HC, Jammu, the case was likely to be taken up for hearing in the coming week.
Sources ap... | |
| | | | Embarrassment for coalition as NC legislator reaches well of House, registers protest | | Marshaled out on direction of Speaker | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Aug 30: In a major embarrassment for the ruling coalition a legislator of National Conference trooped into the well of the Assembly, raised slogans and carried out a sit-in in support of his demand. The legislator was later marshaled out of the house.
Feeling dissatisfied with the answer of Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir, MLA Sopore, Mohammad Ashraf Ganie registered his protest by reaching the well of the House. The MLA accused the Minister of misleading the House by providing wrong information. He got support from some of the legislators belonging to North Kashmir.
The MLA Sopore had moved a calling attention notice in which he raised concern over ... | |
| | | | 2 inquiries on way but no probe against attached DySP | | Khour custodial death row | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 30: While to ascertain the cause of alleged custodial death of Harbans Lal, two different but simultaneous inquires including Magisterial and departmental are on way but the allegations leveled against the DySP Farooq Qasir for his role in corruption in this particular case is not picked up, forcing the commoners to view the process with suspicion.
Farooq Qasir was attached with the office of IGP Jammu zone by DGP Jammu and Kashmir police following the allegations that Qasir on the capacity of SDPO Akhnoor demanded Rs 50,000 from the family members of the deceased. "The safe passage for the corrupt police officers encourages others to carry out such type ... | |
| | | | J&K not a football, it's part of Indian state | | NC crossing the fine line | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 30: Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is not a football as one NC MLC sought to suggest the other day in the Legislative Council while extending his communal and pro-Pakistan support to the pro-Pakistan resolution another NC MLC moved for adoption. Nor is J&K a bridge between India and Pakistan. "J&K seems to be a football. Sometimes India plays with it and sometimes Pakistan. There is a match fixing between the two nations and this firing and no talks is part of that. Today Pakistan is helping India and tomorrow India would reciprocate," said the NC MLC while supporting the highly controversial resolution that asked New Delhi to resume talks with Pakistan.
J&K is also not a bridge ... | |
| | | | NC, Congress & PDP's game of wooing voters through resolution on resumption of Indo-Pak talks | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 30: When the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council adopted a resolution favouring resumption of India-Pakistan talks to ensure peace in the subcontinent including the border state it set rivers in the country on fire.Critics of this resolution seem to have ignored that if the NC, PDP and the Congress supported the resolution it was part of their strategy to woo voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly poll.
A large number of critics of this resolution dubbed the National Conference and members of the state unit of the Congress as anti-India.And those belonging to the BJP and its allies said that it was intriguing because the resolution supported talks and did n... | |
| | | | Soldier killed in Kalaroos encounter | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Aug 30: One Army trooper died and another got injured when suspected militants fired on a patrol party of the Army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalaroos area of Lolab in Kupwara District of north Kashmir on Saturday.
According to official sources that the exchange of gunfire ensued when Army after cordoning off Baran Top in Kalaroos area of Lolab came in contact with the insurgents in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
"One soldier died and another got injured in an ongoing operation against militants by the government forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district official said.
He said that so far, six guerrillas and three army soldiers ha... | |
| | | | Maharaja Hari Singh Park in the doldrums but who cares | | | | K Koushal
Jammu Aug 30: The tall claims of the government to take care of tourism projects to ensure the tourists' stay in Jammu region continue to remain on paper as Maharaja Hari Singh Park, even after over two years its foundation was laid by then union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, continues to be in the doldrums.
It was April 1, 2012 when Azad had come all the way from New Delhi to inaugurate the park on the Tawi river bank and dedicated it to the people of Jammu amid much fanfare. Since then there is no development on it and what itches Jammuites more is the absence of the bust of the late Maharaja.
Azad had also promised that the park would prove to be boon for morning walkers. Iro... | |
| | | | Prof thrashes 3rd yr student in class, Minister assures inquiry | | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Aug 30: Irked by the ringing of cellphone of a BA 3rd year student of Government Degree College (boys), Udhampur, an Economics Professor humiliated and thrashed him in the classroom. The student had forgotten to put his cellphone on switch off or silent mode before entering the classroom.
Sources said assistant professor (economics) Ramesh Kumar was taking B.A third year class on Thursday when the cellphone of Deepak Kumar started ringing.
The professor then snatched the phone from Deepak. Though he apologized for his mistake and requested him to return his phone, he did not and asked him to leave the class. When the student again requested the teacher on Friday t... | |
| | | | Out of 5, 3 ACs lying defunct in Emergency Ward for 3 months | | | | G S Asgotra
Jammu, Aug 30: Patients in the emergency ward of government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, are really in trouble during these hot and humid days as three out of five air conditioners are laying defuct for the past three months.
The patients in Emergency Ward of Govt Hospital Gandhi Nagar informed this correspondent that despite their repeated complaints to the higher hospital authorities, the ACs have not been repaired.
"Two ACs are totally damaged. Though these were repaired many times, these continue to be defunct", a hospital employee said. Hamid din, a patient, who is resident of Sainik Colony, said he was admitted to the emergency ward for the treatment of his infected intes... | |
| | | | 13 Govt primary schools without drinking water at Purmandal | | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Aug 30: Despite the tall claims of government to give boost to education in the state, about 13 Government primary schools in Purmandal block of district Samba are without drinking water facilities.
Sources informed Early Times that in Purmandal block, government has opened around 39 Primary Schools. Thirteen of them, including PS Bara Khettar, PS Gujjar Nallah Keuli, PS Sadral, PS Vijaypur ward no.2, PS Bakerwal Colony, PS Amwal, PS Salmeri, PS Paddar Brahmana, PS Rakh Chirk, PS Gupwal, PS Sarmal, PS Daghed and PSMeghnallah are facing dearth of drinking water facilities for years.
Meanwhile, other primary schools where drinking water is being supplied are also fa... | |
| | | | Alleged tampering of Medico Legal Cases | | GMCH admin seeks registration of FIR against cop | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Aug 30: The administration of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has sought registration of FIR against a cop, who was allegedly involved in tampering of "Medico Legal Cases" (MLC).
The MLC register from the office of casuality medical officer (CMO) of GMCH emergency ward was also said to be missing. The GMCH administration did not rule out the alleged hand of the cop behind it.
Sources told Early Times that the register for maintaining details of MLCs had been stolen from the office of CMO in emergency block of GMCH.
"During initial inquiry made by hospital management, the needle of suspicion pointed towards the cop deputed at CMO's office", sources ... | |
| | | | CS report gives clean chit to PDP leaders in Marhama land scam | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Aug 30: Though the Marhama wetland issue continued to rock both houses of the J&K Legislature on the third consecutive day on Saturday, the report submitted by the chief secretary, however, has exonerated the leaders of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madni, from the charges of land grabbing.
"The particular persons against whom allegations have been leveled have not encroached on any state land," the report by the Revenue Department, submitted in the Legislative Council by Chief Secretary Iqbal Khandey said. The Chief Secretary was directed by the Chairman, Legislative Council, Amrit Malhotra on Thursday to ascertain the... | |
| | | | One day, two serious blunders IN J&K, secularism a dirty word for NC-Cong govt | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 30: What happened in J&K Legislature on August 28 will go down in the state's legislative history as one of the blackest days. That day, the ruling NC-Congress disappointed the people of the state as well as nation as a whole by committing not one but two major wrongs and deliberately to display its communal character, as also to identify itself with Pakistan, which wants to grab J&K on the ground that it is a Muslim-majority state. The NC-Congress ruling coalition misused both the Houses of the legislature - Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly.
In the Legislative Council, the coalition government adopted an anti-India and pro-Pakistan resolution. The Kashmiri ... | |
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